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Clover vs Meevo

Clover logo

Clover

Software

Point of sale system that grows with your business

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Meevo logo

Meevo

Software

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Clover the App Store listing (Clover Network, Inc) requires an existing Clover merchant account to use the app at all; there is no self-serve signup or published subscription price inside the listing, confirming the product is sold only through merchant onboarding contracts; Meevo listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
  • They diverge on capability: Clover covers POS system, Meevo covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clover and Meevo actually diverge.

Attributes where Clover and Meevo differ
AttributeCloverMeevo
Starting price$29/month$99/month
PlatformsHardware, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20122008

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Clover

  • POS system
  • Payment processing
  • Employee management
  • Reporting
  • Yelp
  • Gusto
  • EMV
  • Hardware support

Only in Meevo

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Client database
  • Staff scheduling
  • Business reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Client portal
  • Facebook

Both cover

  • Inventory management
  • QuickBooks
  • PCI DSS
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Clover

  • Point of salenot Meevo
  • Payment processingnot Meevo
  • Business managementnot Meevo

Meevo

  • Appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spasnot Clover
  • Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Clover
  • Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Clover
  • Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot Clover

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Clover

  • The App Store listing (Clover Network, Inc) requires an existing Clover merchant account to use the app at all; there is no self-serve signup or published subscription price inside the listing, confirming the product is sold only through merchant onboarding contracts

Meevo

  • Listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
  • Lite is capped at 5 users, 2,500 email contacts and 100 SMS credits per month
  • Plans are sold on annual contracts and cancellation requires 30 days notice
  • Email contact and SMS credit allowances are tiered: 5,000 contacts and 500 SMS on Essentials, 10,000 contacts and 2,500 SMS on Premier
  • Enterprise multi location and franchise pricing is custom with no published rate
  • The MeevoMD med spa plans cost $100 per month more than the equivalent salon tiers

Pricing, plan by plan

Clover

$29/month
  • StarterFree
    • Mobile payments
    • Basic reporting
  • Standard$14.95/month
    • Full POS
    • Employee management
    • Inventory

Meevo

$99/month
  • Professional$99/month
    • Scheduling
    • POS
    • Client management
  • Enterprise$299/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Advanced reporting
    • Inventory management

Which should you pick?

Choose Clover if

  • You need pos system.
  • You work on Hardware, Ios, Android.
  • You also want payment processing.

Choose Meevo if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want point of sale.

Questions people ask

Is Clover or Meevo better?
Neither clearly leads. Clover starts at $29/month and Meevo at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Clover or Meevo?
Clover starts at $29/month and Meevo at $99/month.
Does Clover or Meevo run on more platforms?
Clover runs on Hardware, Ios, Android. Meevo runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Clover best used for?
Clover is most often used for point of sale, payment processing, business management. Of those, point of sale and payment processing are not what Meevo is typically brought in for.
What can Clover do that Meevo cannot?
Clover covers POS system, Payment processing, Employee management, Reporting. Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Client database, Staff scheduling. Both handle Inventory management, QuickBooks, PCI DSS, Ios support.

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